Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity service provider, aims to lay the foundation for a robust cybersecurity ecosystem in the Philippines, especially within the local governments. In its report, Palo Alto Networks observed […]
In recent monitoring conducted by Sophos, the cybersecurity solutions provider revealed that cybercriminals are now capable of reducing the time required to reach an organization’s most critical asset, the active directory (AD), […]
Fortinet, a cybersecurity solutions provider, has observed a decrease in the detection of ransomware in organizations, attributing this trend to the widespread adoption of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) among cybercriminals. According to FortiGuard Labs, […]
In the last year, a Sophos report reveals that 79% of higher educational organizations surveyed, representing a 64% increase, reported falling victim to ransomware attacks. Sophos’ “The State of Ransomware in Education […]
The cost of a data breach in the ASEAN region has hit a record high of $3.05 million, marking a 6% increase year-to-year, according to the latest report from IBM Security. The […]
Cybercriminals have been using social media profiles of potential victims in crafting what types of social engineering to employ, according to the latest report from cybersecurity solutions company Palo Alto Networks. Phishing […]
In more than two-thirds of 68% of ransomware attacks against this manufacturing sector, the cybercriminals were able to encrypt the victims’ data, according to cybersecurity solutions company Sophos. “This is the highest […]
In a study by cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky, ransomware remains the most dominant Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) used by cybercriminals over the past seven years. From the 97 malware families distributed on the dark […]
By Adrian Hia, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky Many small or medium businesses (SMB) think they can do without a cybersecurity solution since they believe they cannot fall prey to […]
Alibaba Cloud, a cloud computing company and a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group will soon be offering security solutions to businesses in partnership with IBM, an American technology company. The security solution […]
The latest data from Sophos, a company that offers cybersecurity as a service, showed that there was a slight decline in ransomware attacks from 72% in 2021 to 68% last year in […]
A recent study by Sophos, a cybersecurity services provider, found that an alarming 93% of organizations surveyed find it challenging to execute threat detection and response. Considering the increasing number and continued […]
Among the 500 unique tools and techniques that many cyberattackers are using, Sophos’ research found “Living off the Land” binaries (LOLBins) are among the most used these days. The cybersecurity solutions company […]
Kaspersky found that a cybercriminal group used a vulnerability in an attempt to deploy Nokoyawa ransomware on Windows OS. The cybersecurity company discovered the zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Common Log File […]
With most of the workforce returning to their offices, remote desktop attacks against workers in Southeast Asia (SEA) dropped significantly, according to cybersecurity solutions company Kaspersky. Based on the company’s telemetry data, […]
Cybersecurity solutions and services company Fortinet emphasized the need for organizations to have tighter data protection than before. Citing the increasing ransomware attacks, Fortinet said it is imperative that companies implement a […]
Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks revealed the 57.4% surge in ransomware attacks in the Philippines is partly due to the increase in aggressive attacks by threat actors. Harassment, the research unit […]
The ghost of Wannacry continues to haunt organizations and cybersecurity providers since it was discovered in May 2017. Fast forward to today, Kaspersky believes that with Ransomware 3.0, an attack similar in […]
Kaspersky experts observed significant signs and spikes in cyber warfare in the days and weeks pre-dating military conflict in Ukraine. The cybersecurity solutions company saw a massive wave of pseudo-ransomware and wiper […]
In its latest report on the current state of cybersecurity, technology giant Microsoft found attackers continue to use ransomware and phishing in their cyber attacks. The report shares unique insights on impending […]
The latest information from cybersecurity solutions firm Sophos shows the scale at which cybercrime-as-a-service is used to commit cybercrime. According to Sophos, criminal underground marketplaces like Genesis have long made it possible […]
Attacks on satellite technologies and mail servers, the rise of destructive attacks and leaks, drone hacking, and the next big cyber epidemic are some of cybersecurity solutions firm Kaspersky’s advanced persistent threats […]
According to security solutions company Sophos, the manufacturing sector had the highest average ransom payment across all sectors at over $2 million. The production sector, on the other hand, pays an average […]
By Aaron Bugal, Global Solutions Engineer, Sophos The pressure on IT teams across the Philippines is mounting. A rise in cybercrime combined with a lack of skilled cybersecurity personnel and changes in the […]
The latest report by cybersecurity solutions company Sophos found that 72% of state and local government organizations attacked by ransomware had their data encrypted or 7% more than the cross-sector average. The […]
With hybrid work well established as the norm for today’s workforce and vast amounts of sensitive data now stored in SaaS apps, the risk of SaaS misconfiguration poses a serious security threat […]
Based on the recent Kaspersky Incident Response Analytics Report, more than half (53.6%) of cyberattacks in 2021 started with vulnerability exploitation. Other common initial attack methods included compromised accounts and malicious emails. […]
In the recent survey report from security firm Sophos, 77% of retail organizations were hit by ransomware globally in 2021, which is a whopping 75% increase from the previous year. This makes […]
Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has become the dominant business model followed by a wider range of criminals regardless of technical expertise. This is one of the key findings in Microsoft’s latest cyberthreat intelligence brief, […]
According to a new report from cybersecurity solutions firm Palo Alto Networks, the heavy use of software vulnerabilities matches the opportunistic behavior of threat actors who scour the internet for vulnerabilities and […]
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